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roadworn

roadworn adjective: worn out by long travel on roads, or (figurative) in a damaged or depleted state due to constant or prolonged usage or exertion.

Adjective

roadworn (comparative more roadworn, superlative most roadworn)

  1. Worn out by long travel on roads, or (figurative) in a damaged or depleted state due to constant or prolonged usage or exertion.
    • Now that they were close, Lirith could see the vehicles were more than a little roadworn: wood cracked, gilt peeled, and dust flecked sun-faded paint.2001, Mark Anthony, The Dark Remains, Bantam Spectra, →ISBN, page 10
    • When he was just beyond the house Kwan Moh Kia dropped down between the shafts, on that March afternoon in 1906, when his aorta exploded like a roadworn tyre.2003, James Francis Warren, Rickshaw Coolie: A People's History of Singapore, 1880-1940, Singapore University Press, →ISBN, page 275

Forms of roadworn

comparativemore roadworn
superlativemost roadworn

Origin of roadworn

From road + worn.

Questions about roadworn

What does roadworn mean?
Roadworn means worn out by long travel on roads, or (figurative) in a damaged or depleted state due to constant or prolonged usage or exertion.
What part of speech is roadworn?
Roadworn is an adjective.

Words near roadworn in the dictionary

  1. roadwise
  2. roadwork
  3. roadworker
  4. roadworkers
  5. roadworks
  6. roadworn
  7. roadworthiness
  8. roadworthy
  9. ROAH
  10. ROAHs
  11. Roaix

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